Hinge.



No. 686,384. Pateljte dv Nev. 12, l90l.

J. R. CARTER & J. E. HAUSFELD. HINGE.

(Application filed Aug. 15, 1901.) (No Model.)

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Patented Nov. l2, 190i. J. R. CARTER & J. E. HAUSFELD.

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(Application-filed Aug. 15, 1901.)

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INVENTORS,

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JOHN R. CARTER, OF AUGUSTA, KENTUCKY, AND JOSEPH E. IIAUSFELD,

OF CINCINNATI, OHIO, ASSIGNORS .TO ERNST II. IIUENEFELD, OF CIN- CINNATI, OHIO.

HINGE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N 0. 686,384, dated November 12, 1901.

Application filed August 15, 1901. serial No. 72,137. (No model.)

hinges, and more particularly to hinges for" washing-machines,the object of the invention being to provide a hinge of this character which will be so constructed that the two members thereof may be readily connected and disconnected, thereby permitting the cover, which carries the reciprocating rubber and its actuating mechanism, to be readily removed and replaced on, the body of the machine without disconnecting either member of the hinge from its supporting part, and, further, to provide a guide and reinforcingbrace to permit the easy separation and assembling of the members of the hinge.

With this object in View the invention consists in certain novel features of construction and combinations and arrangements of parts, as Will be more fully hereinafter described, and pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a view in side elevation showing our improved hinge applied to a washing-machine. Fig. 2 is a similar view showing the top or cover open and in position to remove the cover; and Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the two parts of the hinge, showing the two sections disconnected, but in their proper position for uniting them.

1 represents the body of the washing-machine, provided with the cover 2, connected thereto by our improved hinges, which will nowbe described. These hinges each oomprise two members 3 and 4, the lower and larger member 3 being secured to either the inside or outside of the body 1 and the other member 4. secured to the cover by screws or nails, as shown. The body 5 of member 3 is the portion thereof through which the screws are passed to secure it to the washer and is provided at its rear end with an elongated slot 6, which latter when the hinge is in position inclines slightly forwardly and upwardly, with its lower end in a plane slightly above the top edge of the body of the washer. Projecting upwardly and forwardly from the rear end of the top of body 5 of member 3 of the hinge is an integral arm 7, which'latter may be straight or curved, and integral with the upper end ofthis arm and also integral with the front end of body 5 is the curvedguideS. This guide 8 is preferably formed in the arc of a circle with its lower forward end concentric with the lower rear end of slot 6, while the upper or rear end of guide 8 is concentric with the upper forward end of slot 6.

When the member 3 of the hinge is secured to the body of the washer, the arm 7 and guide 8 project above the body 1 adjacent to the ends of the cover 2, and thus form lateral supports, which effectually brace the cover against lateral movement.

The members of thehinge comprises a body 9, having screw-holes for its attachment to the cover, and at its rear end with a stud or pintle 10, adapted to rest within the e1ongated slot 6 in member 3 of the hinge, and is provided at its front end with two studs or pintles 11, adapted to receive the guide 8 between them. The end carrying the studs 11 projects beyond the lower end of the cover, so as to overhang the side of the body 1 when the cover 2 is closed, and as the guide 8 and arm 7 project above the body 1 it will be seen that the cover is thoroughly braced against lateral movement or displacement. As the studs 11 rest on opposite sides of the guide 8, it will be seen that as the cover is raised the stud 11, hearing against the outer or upper face of the guide, draws the cover forward and moves the stud or pintle 10 lengthwise the slot 6, thus throwing the rear end of the cover well over the body, so that any suds, water, or other matter therein will gravitate into the body and not escape between the cover and body. It will also be seen that when the cover is open the weight thereof will be supported by the widely-separated studs 10 and 11, thus distributing the strain.

To enable the cover 2, which carries the rubber and actuating mechanism of the latter, (not shoWn,) to be readily connected to and disconnected from the body 1 of the Washer, We have provided the curved guide 8 of member 3 of the hinge with an offset or opening 2, which forms a passage-way, and the top wall of the slot 6 with an opening 13, (or offset, if preferred,) also forming a passage-way, the offsets or openings 12 and 13 being in alinement and one side thereof connected by a guide-bar 14, which also forms a brace to strengthen the hinge. This bar 14 before it reaches guide 8 takes a sharp upper bend and merges into the outer Wall of offset 12, thus forming a passage-way 15 to permit the free movement of the inner stud 11 on the guide 8. The stud or pintle 10 is made with a lug or arm 16, projecting at right angles thereto, to direct the latteronto guide-bar 14 in removing the cover and also to bridge over the passage-way 15 and prevent the stud 10 from falling through the same behind bar 14 and interfere with the easy disconnecting and connecting of the cover. However, the hinge could operate,though perhaps not quite so effectually, without this lug or arm 16, and hence Wedcnot wisrt -belimited to its use.

When it is desired to remove the'eover, it is simply necessary to raise the cover until the studs 11 aline with the passage-way 12, when stud 10 will also aline with passage-way 13 and the lug or arm 15 on said stud 10 will point to and almost reach the supporting-face of guide-bar 14. Hence the slightest upward movement of the cover will dispose the stud 10 on the bar and the latter guide the stud to effect the easy disconnection or connection of the cover.

Various slight changes might be resorted to in the general form and'arrangement of the several parts described Without departing from the spirit and scope of our invention, and hence we would have it understood that we do not wish to limit ourselves to the precise details set forth, but consider ourselves'at liberty to make such slight changes and alterations as fairly fall within the spirit and scope of our invention.

Having fully described our invention, what We claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. In a hinge, the combination of two members, one of said members having an opening therein and the other a stud or pintle to have a bearing in said opening, one member having a curved guide and the other a stud or pintle to move against said guide, the guide and upper wall of the opening having passage-Ways for the first-mentioned pintle and a guide-bar extending from one passage-way to the other for directing said pintle from one passage-way to the other.

2. In a hinge, the combination of two members, one of said members having an opening therein and the other a stud or pintle to have a bearing in said opening, one member having a curved guide and the other a stud or pintle to move against said guide, the guide and upper wall of the opening having passage-ways for the first-mentioned stud or pintle, a guide-bar for directing said pintle from one passage-way to the other, and a lug or arm on said pintle to direct the same onto the guide-bar.

In testimony whereof we have signed this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

JOHN R. CARTER. JOSEPH E. HAUSFELD.

- Witnesses:

CHARLES E. PFAU, GEo. W. OoRMANY. 

